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My PUPPP was cured by Chiropractor and OBGYN is amazed!

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I would like to share with you my amazing story dealing with PUPP. I was 24 weeks pregnant and just beginning my third trimester when I developed a skin rash that itched 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It was the most intense itch I have ever experienced. For three weeks straight I was only able to get 1 ½ hours of sleep during the night because I was up itching the whole time I was in bed. The rash and itching first started in my buttocks area, that was bad enough, but to my horror, it started to spread down my legs, then up my belly then to my back, arms, neck and the next thing you know, it was over my entire body (except my face). I was miserable! To make matters worse, whenever I would go outside, the itching intensified. It got so bad that when I itched, the rash bumps would break and bleed, staining my clothes. The heat of Summer and even the wind would exacerbate my condition. I had to take several cold showers a day just to keep my sanity. The cold would help a little but the itch would never go away. I was desperate and willing to do anything to get rid of the rash. My OBGYN diagnosed me with PUPPP (Pruritic Urticated Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy), a non-contagious skin rash that occurs in 1% of pregnant women, which results in red, bumpy skin that constantly and intensely itches. My doctor told me there was no cure for this condition other than giving birth to my baby. I was so bad that I had entertained the thought of inducing just to get rid of the rash. My OB/GYN prescribed a topical steroid cream but I did not feel comfortable using it because I was not sure of the effect that it would have on the baby.
I went to see Dr. Taylor and he started giving me treatments of chiropractic, massage and laser therapy. I started getting immediate relief. I was so happy. The itching was less intense but the rash was still there. I decided to put a prayer request at my church for people to pray for me. As soon as I did this, the very next treatment I had with Dr. Taylor, he altered the treatments and started doing four times the amount of laser in different areas than he worked before. After that treatment I noticed a remarkable improvement with the rash. He then told me that the rash would be gone in 12 similar treatments. I saw him twice a day every day with 40 minute laser treatments and after 5 days, my rash was gone! Now I am rash and itch free and able to enjoy the last month of my pregnancy! I can now take warm showers again, enjoy the outdoor sun, eat normal foods again, and most of all I have the mental capacity to properly care for my family! My OBGYN was amazed when she saw the noticeable difference in my now smooth skin! I am so grateful I went to see Dr. Taylor and am still in disbelief that he successfully treated a condition that the medical industry has no cure for!

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I beat PUPPS too! I did lots of research and learned that our liver and kidneys typically flush away toxins (ie. all of the extra hormones that you and the baby are producing). If you develop a pregnancy skin rash, such as PUPPS, your body needs a detox. I had PUPPS at 35 weeks with my first pregnancy and at 14 weeks with my second. Here's what I did (which got rid of the rash within one week- and it was less itchy everyday):
- V8 juice - cleans the liver, kidneys and other organs
- Vitamin C- cleans liver
- Rubbed aloe vera gel anywhere I had the rash - cooling sensation and helped to keep me from itching for 4-5 hours, while the V8 and vitamin C were doing their job!
That's all I did. I swear by this!!!!!!!! I know how desperate you feel when you have this, so I hope someone out there tries this and it works for you too! Also, I encourage you to do research on natural ways of detoxing the body. Makes so much sense and good for you and your baby!

Wife's puppps cured! my wife(korean) and I live in korea and are waiting on our firstborn to come in january. my wife was diagnosed with puppps about 1 month ago and was terrified to discover that the spreading rash would continue until birth. so we tried everything we could get our hands on. we even ordered grandpa's pine tar soap! but i can't tell you if it works or not because 10 days before it arrived in the mail my wife's puppps was gone! there are only two things that she has used which seems to help. 1. cetaphil moisturizing cream and 2. V8juice. She has never stopped using the cetaphil but when she stops drinking the V8juice then the puppps come back. maybe the cetaphil helps but only the V8juice seems to have a relationship to the puppps disappearance. I know how much my wife suffered so i wanted to pass this information along. maybe all vegetable juices help but we will stick with V8 just in case. good luck!

i been having the same problem. i went to the dr today and i was told that i have the same thing. and that its rare. its like being allergic to ur own pregnancy. i was claritan to try for 2 weeks to see if it clears. its like ur body is producing too much histamine. i ich and ich and ich but nothing. and it just spreads throw out my body but its not contagious to anybody else. and the only cure is to have the baby. and im also using hydrocotisone. oatmeal lotion helps alittle bit. but hopefully we have these kids SOON!!!!!

First off, I am so happy this worked for you! I am going to call Dr Taylor tomorrow and hope he is still at that number (since its 2013). To the uninformed person who said the "only" thing that will cure PUPPPS is delivering your baby, please don't talk about something like you know. Because you don't. The medical field at large has no idea WHAT causes it, only that it occurs during pregnancy. Because they don't know, they don't know what "cures" it either. To the women who are still suffering 5 months plus after delivering baby, your comment is extremely unhelpful and insensitive. Test after test continues to prove I am still suffering from this awful rash. Its not "something else"--trust me. I've had every test possible. I'm interested in finding out of the original poster ever did have a 2nd child, and if so if the rash returned? I am still in the throws of dealing with the rash, but am so traumatized that I'm thinking about not trying for another. :(

I got the PUPP at 34 weeks after trying a sample of Palmer's Stretch Mark Cream. It started in my stomach and then spread to my arms and legs. The itching was unbearable! My doctor gave me steroids to take but I was reluctant to take them since some research says it can be harmful for the baby. So I tried Benadryl and Hydrocortisone topical creams instead, but it didn't help much. Finally read in a blog that Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap helped so I decided to try it. I found it at Whole Foods and so far it has made a HUGE difference! I started taking two showers a day with it and a week later I rarely itch anymore. I also did an Oatmeal bath and tried an Oatmeal soap. Also helped! I know this PUPP won't go away till after I deliver, but now at least I don't go crazy scratching, I recommend the soaps!!

sjjfinke5, I'd love to know what kind of laser treatments you had. Also, any links to actual medical research on the topic would be great.
I had PUPPP for the last month of pregnancy, the worst that either my OB's or dermatologists had ever seen. I tried everything, and got some temporary relief from oatmeal baths, aveeno itch cream, ice packs, and pine tar soap, but it still spread over my whole body (even the bottoms of my feet and palms of my hands!)
Unfortunately, it was so aggressive that I had to resort to steroid meds and induction. I ended up with a c-section and the PUPPP lasted 5 more weeks, returning in between steroid courses! If it was bad while I was pregnant, it was even worse while I was caring for (and nursing) a newborn. Now (6 months after birth) I still get patches of it now and then on more recent scar tissue and the backs of my legs. I am so worried about going through this again that I question whether I can handle having another child...

I'm encouraged to hear of alternative ways to help this situation! This is my second pregnancy with PUPPPS and it's so dibilitating! Try being a good Mother to 5 children while scratching and itching all day(and night). If the medical world has nothing safe to offer us, we must go out looking for other ways! Then share it! I have another week before I deliver, and still trying all I can. Thank you for helping me "think outside the box".

This is baby #5 and I am going thru this condition for the second time...The first was a boy. They say 70% of women who get pupps deliver boys. I am not sure of the gender of this baby because I am on 15 weeks...Thats right 15 weeks...This rash is pure evil. I am going to call a chiropractor to see if acupuncture will help. I am willing to try anything. I have been taking a low dose of prednisone for 2 weeks...Have tried pine tar soap avenno dandelion root flax seed oil toppical cortisone...everything nothing is working....My poor 4 children have to deal with me on a daily basis and I know that this is affecting them...The only thing that calms the itching is icepacks.....

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